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Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators
The Economic Research Service produces numerous indicators that summarize the status of natural resource use in agriculture and associated environmental quality.  Every few years these indicators are integrated into a comprehensive report, *Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators (AREI)*. Following publication of the comprehensive report, as new data and information are collected, ERS publishes *AREI UPDATES* to supplement and update information contained in *AREI*.***Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators (AREI)*** identifies trends in land, water, and commercial input use, reports on the condition of natural resources used in the agricultural sector, and describes and assesses public policies that affect conservation and environmental quality in agriculture. Combining data and information, *AREI* examines the complex connections among farming practices, conservation, and the environment, which are increasingly important components in U.S. agriculture and farm policy. The report examines the economic factors that affect resource use and, when data permit, estimates the costs and benefits (to farmers, consumers, and the government) of meeting conservation and environmental goals. The report takes stock of how natural resources (land and water) and commercial inputs (energy, nutrients, pesticides, and machinery) are used in the agricultural sector; shows how they contribute to environmental quality; and links use and quality to technological change, production practices, and farm programs.
- Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators: 1996-97.  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Natural Resources and Environment Division. July 1997.   Stock # AH-712.
Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators (1994 Edition).
 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Natural Resources and Environment Division. December 1994. 
 Stock # AH-705.
*AREI UPDATES* (see listings below) is a periodic series that supplements and updates information in *Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators*.  *AREI UPDATES* report recent data from surveys of farm operators.  If you would like to be added to the *AREI UPDATES* hardcopy mailing list or have other questions about *AREI UPDATES* or *AREI*, contact Richard Magleby, 202-694-5615.Recent *AREI UPDATES*
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Seed Use, Costs, and Trade. No. 97-8, December 1997Nutrient Use and Practices on Major Field Crops. No. 97-7, December 1997Wetlands Reserve Programs. No. 97-6, November 1997Cropland Use in 1997. No. 97-5, August 1997Organic Fruit Growers Survey, No. 97-4, June 1997Major Land Use Changes in the Contiguous 48 States, No. 97-3, June 1997Agricultural Cash Rents, No. 97-2, June 1997Pest Management on Major Field Crops, No. 97-1, February 1997Cropping Patterns of Major Field Crops and Associated Chemical Use, No. 18, December 1996Agricultural and Conservation Practices in the Mississippi Embayment, No. 17, December 1996Farm Fuel and Ethanol, No. 16, December 1996Agricultural Land Values, No. 15, December 1996Agricultural and Conservation Practices in the Southern High Plains, No. 14, November 1996Foreign Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land, No. 13, October 1996Recreation and the Environment: Survey Results from Four Areas, No. 12, October 1996Agricultural Real Estate Taxes, No. 11, October 1996Seed Use, Costs, and Trade, No. 10, September 1996Cropland Use in 1996, No. 9, September 1996Irrigation Water Use, 1994, No. 8, August 1996Manure Management by U.S. Pork Producers in 1992, No. 7, August 1996Increases in Agricultural Productivity, 1948-1993, No. 6, July 1996Farm Machinery Purchases, Exports, and Imports, No. 5, June 1996Organic Vegetable Growers Surveyed in 1994, No. 4, May 19961996 Early-Season Water Supplies, No. 3, May 19961995 Nutrient Use and Practices on Major Field Crops, No. 2, May 1996Agricultural Cash Rents in 1995, No. 1, March 1996Top of Page
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